Laura Kasinof is a freelance journalist who reported from Yemen from 2009 to 2012. As the Arab Spring spread to…
The Arab Uprisings Explained
Authors from The Arab Uprisings Explained: New Contentious Politics in the Middle East assess their contributions critically, discussing what they…
A historical sociology approach to authoritarian resilience in post-Arab Uprising MENA
By Raymond Hinnebusch, University of St Andrews * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the…
The role of militaries in the Arab Thermidor
By Robert Springborg, Sciences Po * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State” workshop…
Fiscal politics of enduring authoritarianism
By Pete W. Moore, Case Western Reserve University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of…
Explaining democratic divergence: Why Tunisia has succeeded and Egypt has failed
By Eva Bellin, Brandeis University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State” workshop held…
Is Libya a proxy war?
By Frederic Wehrey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of…
Militaries, civilians and the crisis of the Arab state
By Yezid Sayigh, Carnegie Middle East Center * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State” workshop…
Reflections on the Arab Uprisings
Reflections on the Arab Uprisings POMEPS Studies 10 — November 17, 2014 ‘Tis the season to reflect upon the course…
Comparing explanations of the Arab uprisings
By David Siddhartha Patel, Brandeis University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Uprisings Explained” workshop, October 2-3, 2014. …